If you are interested in joining the lab please email Allison (amille75 at slu dot edu). I am always interested in speaking with potential postdoctoral research associates, graduate students, and undergraduate researchers!
Undergraduate Researchers
Currently we have a full crew of undergraduate researchers. Please check back in Fall 2017 for possible openings in the 2017 - 2018 school year.
Currently we have a full crew of undergraduate researchers. Please check back in Fall 2017 for possible openings in the 2017 - 2018 school year.
Graduate Students
Available positions for Fall 2017 have been filled. If you are interested in joining lab in Fall 2018 please consider submitting a fellowship application to the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program. The deadline is usually in late October.
Available positions for Fall 2017 have been filled. If you are interested in joining lab in Fall 2018 please consider submitting a fellowship application to the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program. The deadline is usually in late October.
Postdoctoral Researchers
I welcome the opportunity to help those interested in postdoctoral positions to develop independent research proposals for work in our group. Currently both the National Science Foundation and the USDA have programs for postdoctoral fellowships. I'm sure there are others out there too. Please contact me to talk about ideas and possible funding sources! (allison.j.miller at slu.edu).
I welcome the opportunity to help those interested in postdoctoral positions to develop independent research proposals for work in our group. Currently both the National Science Foundation and the USDA have programs for postdoctoral fellowships. I'm sure there are others out there too. Please contact me to talk about ideas and possible funding sources! (allison.j.miller at slu.edu).
Internships
If you are interested in applying for an internship at E. & J. Gallo Winery, please click here.
Internship in Plant Science (BIOL 4912) – PlantingScience Internship
The Botanical Society of America (BSA – botany.org), based in St. Louis, MO, founded in 1893, is a "not-for-profit" 501(c)(3) membership society whose mission is to promote botany. To accomplish this mission, the objectives of the Society are to: sustain and provide improved formal and informal education about plants; encourage basic plant research; provide expertise, direction, and position statements concerning plants and ecosystems; and foster communication within the professional botanical community, and between botanists and the rest of humankind through publications, meetings, and committees.
In pursuit of its mission, the BSA administers the PlantingScience program (PlantingScience.org), a project funded in part by the National Science Foundation and supported by 13 other plant science societies. PlantingScience is an online learning community in which scientists actively provide mentorship to student lead teams as they work through the scientific process of designing and thinking through their own 3-9 week research projects.
The PlantingScience program is seeking university students with interests in science, botany, biology and/or education to help facilitate the online science mentoring community. This is an excellent opportunity to get experience with best practices in science communication and mentoring, to get a behind-the-scenes view of managing an online community, to work with a variety of teachers and scientists around the world, and to do science outreach that contributes to increasing science interest and understanding in middle and high school students. As an intern, you will serve for a minimum of one semester. Intern responsibilities will include entry and management of data related to students, teachers, and scientists involved in the project, and facilitation of online interactions between PlantingScience students and teachers and their scientist mentors. Interns will communicate with program participants via e-mail, online forums, and/or Skype videoconference. Additional tasks may include assistance with program promotion via social and print media.
Interns should have excellent communication skills and be comfortable writing and speaking appropriately with a wide range of audiences, from middle school students to university professors. Interns should have a basic familiarity with Excel spreadsheets and be generally comfortable with technology, e.g. would feel comfortable learning to use a custom-built webpage.
The position involves some training at the Botanical Society of America (located near the corner of Shaw and Vandeventer in St. Louis) but the majority of the work will take place remotely (online). Interns will be supervised by Dr. Catrina Adams, Botanical Society of America Education Director, and Dr. Allison Miller (Department of Biology, Saint Louis University and Director at Large for Education for the Botanical Society of America). The PlantingScience internship, an unpaid position, serves as an Internship in Plant Science (BIOL 4912) at Saint Louis University, a course supervised by Dr. Allison Miller. The number of credits earned in BIOL 4912 will depend on the number of hours per week spent working on Plant Science (3-5 working hours = 1 credit; 7-10 working hours = 2 credits).
If you are interested in completing an Internship in Plant Science, supporting the PlantingScience program of the Botanical Society of America please contact Dr. Miller (amille75@slu.edu). Positions are available starting August 24, 2016.
If you are interested in applying for an internship at E. & J. Gallo Winery, please click here.
Internship in Plant Science (BIOL 4912) – PlantingScience Internship
The Botanical Society of America (BSA – botany.org), based in St. Louis, MO, founded in 1893, is a "not-for-profit" 501(c)(3) membership society whose mission is to promote botany. To accomplish this mission, the objectives of the Society are to: sustain and provide improved formal and informal education about plants; encourage basic plant research; provide expertise, direction, and position statements concerning plants and ecosystems; and foster communication within the professional botanical community, and between botanists and the rest of humankind through publications, meetings, and committees.
In pursuit of its mission, the BSA administers the PlantingScience program (PlantingScience.org), a project funded in part by the National Science Foundation and supported by 13 other plant science societies. PlantingScience is an online learning community in which scientists actively provide mentorship to student lead teams as they work through the scientific process of designing and thinking through their own 3-9 week research projects.
The PlantingScience program is seeking university students with interests in science, botany, biology and/or education to help facilitate the online science mentoring community. This is an excellent opportunity to get experience with best practices in science communication and mentoring, to get a behind-the-scenes view of managing an online community, to work with a variety of teachers and scientists around the world, and to do science outreach that contributes to increasing science interest and understanding in middle and high school students. As an intern, you will serve for a minimum of one semester. Intern responsibilities will include entry and management of data related to students, teachers, and scientists involved in the project, and facilitation of online interactions between PlantingScience students and teachers and their scientist mentors. Interns will communicate with program participants via e-mail, online forums, and/or Skype videoconference. Additional tasks may include assistance with program promotion via social and print media.
Interns should have excellent communication skills and be comfortable writing and speaking appropriately with a wide range of audiences, from middle school students to university professors. Interns should have a basic familiarity with Excel spreadsheets and be generally comfortable with technology, e.g. would feel comfortable learning to use a custom-built webpage.
The position involves some training at the Botanical Society of America (located near the corner of Shaw and Vandeventer in St. Louis) but the majority of the work will take place remotely (online). Interns will be supervised by Dr. Catrina Adams, Botanical Society of America Education Director, and Dr. Allison Miller (Department of Biology, Saint Louis University and Director at Large for Education for the Botanical Society of America). The PlantingScience internship, an unpaid position, serves as an Internship in Plant Science (BIOL 4912) at Saint Louis University, a course supervised by Dr. Allison Miller. The number of credits earned in BIOL 4912 will depend on the number of hours per week spent working on Plant Science (3-5 working hours = 1 credit; 7-10 working hours = 2 credits).
If you are interested in completing an Internship in Plant Science, supporting the PlantingScience program of the Botanical Society of America please contact Dr. Miller (amille75@slu.edu). Positions are available starting August 24, 2016.